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This February, John Jay College celebrated student scholarship winners and thanked the generous donors that made these scholarships possible at the 4th annual Champions of Justice reception. This year, three new scholarships were announced at the event and current scholarship recipients shared their moving stories about their journey to reach their dreams at John Jay and beyond. The reception was attended by over 125 people, including donors, student scholarship recipients, faculty, and staff. Read more 

Alumna Dr. Kathleen carterMartinez is a testament to the interdisciplinary power of a John Jay education. In the early '80s, she was working as a radiology technician at a hospital, and had an associate's degree in law enforcement. She was looking to enroll in a program where she could satisfy her interest in healthcare as well as in criminal justice, but her search was getting her nowhere. "I was consistently told that the kind of program I wanted didn't exist," she says. "And I believed that until I found John Jay." Read more 

When Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic and Dr. Cynthia Calkins first met as psychology professors at John Jay, they were pleasantly surprised to find that their research interests were remarkably similar. They both were interested in exploring sexual crime and reducing recidivism among sexual offenders. They also soon discovered that they worked well together-so well that they started to collaborate on academic papers, and in 2016, they co-edited a volume titled Sexual Violence: Evidence Based Policy and Prevention. Read more

This spring, John Jay College proudly announced the 2018-2019 HSI speaker series. The series, which celebrates and promotes the College's federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), is part of an ongoing conversation about how the College can develop policies and best practices to help students succeed." Read more

The John Jay Pre-Law Institute has long been preparing John Jay students from all fields of study for careers in law. At the institute's annual "Law Day," John Jay students and alumni have the unique opportunity to learn directly from law school admissions officers, current law students, and legal professionals about the study and practice of law. Read more

This spring, Barbara Cassidy, a faculty member in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program, and Bettina Muenster, director of the Office of Student Research and Creativity recruited passionate students to help plan the Sexual Justice Now! series, an initiative designed to explore sexual crimes and how to best address them. The semester-long series at John Jay addresses the issues of sexual harassment and sexual violence in a multidisciplinary manner at a time that some have described as a defining moment and tipping point in America. Read more